Treatment & Surgery

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs

Physiotherapy

TNF blockers

Surgery

Ankylosing Spondylitis

Ankylosing spondylitis is an inflammatory disease that can cause some of the vertebrae in your spine to fuse together. This fusing makes the spine less flexible and can result in a hunched-forward posture. If ribs are affected, it may be difficult to breathe deeply.